2024 Oakland Roots SC season
2024 season | |
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Chairman | Steven Aldrich |
Head coach | Noah Delgado (until April 28) Gavin Glinton (Interim, since April 28) |
Stadium | Pioneer Stadium |
USLC | Western Conference: 7th |
USL Cup | Round of 16 |
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 |
The 2024 Oakland Roots SC season is the club's sixth, and current, season of existence and fourth in the USL Championship.
The Roots experienced a coaching change in the middle of the season, with former head coach Noah Delgado parting ways with the club on April 28 after a 2-5-1 start to the season,[1] being replaced by current and interim head coach Gavin Glinton, who was the head assistant coach.[2][3]
Squad Information
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of July 28, 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]USL Championship
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 49 | Playoffs |
6 | Orange County SC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 | |
7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 44 | |
8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 42 | |
9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Match results
[edit]On December 18, 2023, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams.[5]
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
March
[edit]March 9 1 | Oakland Roots | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Hayward, CA |
7:00 PM |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,146 Referee: Elton Garcia |
March 16 2 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Tamacas 6' Rodriguez 43' Alekseev 49' Chéry 66' |
Report | Palma 15' Markanich 35' 77' Torres 63' Molloy 90'+5' Grinwis 90'+5' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
March 23 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Phoenix, Arizona |
6:00 PM | PHX Report OAK Report |
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Matt Thompson |
March 30 4 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–3 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Nije 20' | Report | Klimenta 30' Gannon 46' Samake 50' Azcona 63' Noël 66' 69' Smart 76' Nigro 90'+2' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
April
[edit]April 6 5 | Oakland Roots | 0–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Report | Boone 86' | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Gerald Flores |
April 13 6 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–3 | Oakland Roots SC | El Paso, Texas |
6:00 PM | Moreno 13' Dhillon 43' (pen.) Rose 49' Stauffer 64' |
Report | Logue 31' Rodriguez 47' 51' (pen.) |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,667 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
April 20 7 | Detroit City FC | 3–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Hamtramack, Michigan |
4:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Olvin Oliva |
April 27 8 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Rasmussen 52' Riley 83' |
Report | Zandi 22' Tejada 71' Lacroix 73' Rocha 84' Henríquez 90'+1' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
May
[edit]May 4 9 | San Antonio FC | 2–2 | Oakland Roots SC | San Antonio, Texas |
5:30 p.m. | Chol 30' Omar 55' Agudelo 73' Lambert 79', 82' Sisniega 83' |
Report | Cruz 42' Chéry 65' Reid 68' Njie 76' Rodriguez 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,437 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
May 11 10 | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
6:00 PM | Hurst 2' Mohamed 28' Maples 45'+2' Akale 74' |
Report | Hackshaw 47' 73' | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 11,568 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
May 18 11 | Oakland Roots SC | 2–1 | Orange County SC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Reid 31' (pen.), 43' Margvelashvili 90'+4' |
Report | Amang 21' Scott 55' Zubak 67' Lee 88' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
May 24 12 | FC Tulsa | 0–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
7:30 PM CDT | Goodrum 45'+3' Dalou 83' |
Report | Chéry 20' Matsoso 38' Riley 69' Diaz 90'+5' Blanchette 90'+5' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Muhammad Hassan |
June
[edit]June 1 13 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 P.M. | Pierre 2' Damus 27' |
Report | Margvelashvili 42' Diaz 57' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Joe Surgan |
June 8 14 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Cedeno 72' Dwyer 83' Nije 90'+6 |
Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 6,408 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
June 15 15 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–3 | Oakland Roots SC | Sacramento, California |
8:00 PM | Mazzola 75' Portillo 75' Amann 79' 90'+2' Donovan 90'+5' |
Report | Mfeka 19' 48' Margvelashvili 31' Syrel 33' Diaz 36' Reid 62' Cedeno 65' Rasmussen 70' Dwyer 90'+8' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,843 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
June 19 16 | Oakland Roots SC | 2–1 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Riley 19' Njie 38' Matsoso 45' Alekseev 72' |
Report | Dhillon 5' 42' Borelli 34' Lyons 45'+1' Nevárez 90' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
June 22 17 | Monterey Bay FC | 2–1 | Oakland Roots | Seaside, California |
7:00 PM | Trager 30' Dixon 34' 48' Baca 90'+2' 90'+5' |
Report | Diaz 12' Donasiyano 41' 84' Hackshaw 52' Rodriguez 64' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
June 29 18 | Orange County SC | 0–2 | Oakland Roots SC | Irvine, California |
7:00 PM | Chattha 32' Shutler 34' Scott 74' Amang 87' |
Report | Riley 15' Njie 23' Rodriguez 79' Dwyer 90' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Elton García |
July
[edit]July 6 19 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–0 | Louisville City FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Calin Radosav Assistant referees: CJ Koll Andrew Hanks Fourth official: Robert Vincze |
July 13 20 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 5–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Pittsburgh, PA |
4:00 PM | Etou 12' 69' Mertz 30' (pen.) Suber 45' Osumanu 49' Forbes 51' Biasi 85' |
Report | Tamacas 26' Blanchette 28' Nijie 47' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,936 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
July 21 21 | Oakland Roots SC | 2–5 | Sacramento Republic FC | Hayward, California |
1:00 PM | Rodriguez 31' 55', 71' Riley 53' Gómez 73' |
Report | Phillips 5', 46' Wiedt 27' 32' Fernandes 39' Ross 45' Sanchez 73' Amann 85' Ricketts 90'+1' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
July 27 22 | Miami FC | 1–2 | Oakland Roots | Miami, Florida |
4:00 PM | Palacios 52' López 75' |
Report | Margvelashvili 19' Diaz 38' Dwyer 56' Rodriguez 68' Reid 82' Matsoso 88' |
Stadium: FIU Stadium Referee: Thomas Snyder |
August
[edit]August 10 23 | Oakland Roots SC | 3–1 | Loudoun United FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Nije 24' Rodriguez 62' Reid 81' |
Report | ElMedkhar 54' Dambrot 77' Ryan 81' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Greg Dopka |
August 17 24 | Rhode Island FC | 1–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Smithfield, Rhode Island |
4:30PM | Report | Stadium: Beirne Stadium Referee: Brandon Stevis |
August 24 25 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hayward, California |
Nije 20' 61' Diaz 43' Chéry 45'+1' Margvelashvili 51' Rodriguez 90'+3' Riley 90'+5' |
Report | Turci 8' Armenakas 32' Meza 62' Cissoko 65' Deric 90'+1' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,041 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
August 31 26 | Oakland Roots SC | 1–0 | New Mexico United | Hayward, California |
3:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,431 Referee: 3,431 |
September
[edit]September 7 27 | North Carolina FC | 5–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Cary, North Carolina |
da Costa 6' Mentzingen 8' Craig 32' 88' Conway 44' Washington 54' Martin 59' Armstrong 63' |
Report | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
September 14 28 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–1 | San Antonio FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Riley 45'+2' 45'+5' Logue 48' Njie 62' Reid 79' Baca 89' |
Report | Solignac 4' 44' Haakenson 45'+5' Sánchez 59' Agudelo 63' Grey 65' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
September 21 29 | Hartford Athletic | 2–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Hartford, Connecticut |
4:00 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
September 29 30 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–1 | FC Tulsa | Hayward, California |
3:00 PM | Dwyer 74' Margvelashvili 75' |
Report | Bibout 7' 45'+3' Pacheco 76' Damm 78' Souahy 87' |
Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
October
[edit]October 5 31 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
Lapa 4' Hyndman 42' Quezada 63' Turci 67' |
Report | Baca 32' Riley 36' Njie 45+4' Dwyer 90+5' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
October 12 32 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium |
October 19 33 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2-3 | Oakland Roots SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
7:30 PM | Hackshaw 12' (o.g.) Noël 90'+4' |
Report | Rodriguez 3', 72' Njie 36' Diaz 89' Donasiyano 90'+3' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
October 26 34 | Oakland Roots SC | 0–5 | Birmingham Legion FC | Hayward, California |
7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Pioneer Stadium |
USL Cup playoffs
[edit]November 2, 2024 West | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–0 | Oakland Roots SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
6:00 PM MDT | Report |
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Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]As a member of the USL Championship, the Oakland Roots entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round at home against amateur soccer club El Farolito SC.[6] After winning in added extra time 2-1,[7] the Roots eventually lost to first tier Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes in the Round of 32.[8]
April 16 Third Round | Oakland Roots SC (USLC) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | El Farolito SC (NPSL) | Hayward, California |
7:30 PM | Report |
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Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Robert Vincze |
May 7 Round of 32 | San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) | 1–0 | Oakland Roots SC (USLC) | San Jose, California |
7:00 PM | Report | Rasmussen 19' Hackshaw 24' Rodriguez 82' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jeffrey Greeson |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oakland Roots parts ways with head coach after 2 years". KTVU FOX 2. 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Sporting Green Staff (April 28, 2024). "Offense-challenged Oakland Roots replace head coach Noah Delgado". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2024-04-28). "Oakland Roots SC parts ways with Head Coach Noah Delgado". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "Roster". USL Championship. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2023-12-18). "USL Championship Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Sets Third Round Schedule for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Michelena, Liliana (2024-04-17). "Close, but no burrito: El Farolito's miracle soccer run ends". Mission Local. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ "2024 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose debutants lead Earthquakes to narrow win over Oakland Roots". thecup.us. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-07-18.